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matt819

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18. Here's the beauty of this situation for this regime

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 03:32 PM

Mar 2018

They can say they're responding, but there's no way for anyone to confirm this.

Unless we mess with the electrical grid in Russia, or some other obvious attack, this regime can say they're doing magnificent work in responding to these threats/actions - the best hacking, beautiful, believe me - and we'll just never know.

Let's face it, the default reaction to anything announced by this regime is yeah, right. Heck, the reaction by regime supporters is the same, with the difference being that they are fine with that reaction.

So, my rather naive response to this kind of report is, okay, I believe you. Now what are you doing in response?

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Russian Government Cyber Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors [View all] erronis Mar 2018 OP

It occurred to me years ago how easy it would be pangaia Mar 2018 #1

There are definitely a lot of vulnerability points all over our grid IronLionZion Mar 2018 #3

Exactly.. pangaia Mar 2018 #5

Fortunately, we've been spending a lot of money improving our infrastructure erronis Mar 2018 #7

That would be socialism IronLionZion Mar 2018 #9

This isn't the first time, unfortunately. RandomAccess Mar 2018 #2

Like a Clancy novel - the enemy has installed a mole at the top of the US gov't erronis Mar 2018 #4

Wasnt this what Homeland Security was worried about from terrorist organizations? Maggiemayhem Mar 2018 #6

Remember this story neohippie Mar 2018 #8

Where is Lisbeth Salandar when we need her? pangaia Mar 2018 #10

Fortunately we have crackerjack Energy Sec Rick Perry to save us flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #11

Like you, I have experience in security TeapotInATempest Mar 2018 #12

And for all we know, they could be partnering or instructing Ilsa Mar 2018 #15

I suspect Putin has a big red button on his desk... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #19

Its a special absurdity that we buy trillions of dollars of war assets, and have the best army in Oneironaut Mar 2018 #13

Where is this leading? bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #14

Maybe they plan to interrupt the grid in November? C Moon Mar 2018 #16

I wonder this, too. TeapotInATempest Mar 2018 #17

Here's the beauty of this situation for this regime matt819 Mar 2018 #18